3/28/11- Austria

Krapfen!!

3/28

I woke up this morning at around 8:30am and promptly fell back asleep until 10:30, which is late for me and would normally make me feel refreshed and eager to start a new day. Today, however, I felt as if I could sleep another ten hours. Nevertheless, I left to eat breakfast, and then I edited a bit of an old story I wrote a while ago.

Maximilian came to my grandma's house soon after, and we ate lunch. My favorite food that we ate was our dessert: some leftover chocolate cake (AMAZING!) and some Krapfen, which are round, doughy treats that taste like apricot jam and heaven.

Then, my parents left to go out together to Vienna, and I went upstairs to go play piano. One of the songs that I played was called 童话, which is Mandarin Chinese for 'Fairytale.' I sang along and felt immersed in the sad lyrics and the beautiful melody. It's about a man whose girlfriend is sick and is in the hospital, and he's singing this song to her, saying that he'll always be her prince an that together, they can write a new fairytale.

Another song I played was called The Legend of Arundel, which is a wonderful, expressive song. I love the mystery of its title and everything about how the song sounds and feels like as I play each note, each chord, and each measure. As I was playing, the window in my room was open, and the birds outside were twittering happily, and I felt as if I were actually in this mysterious place called Arundel.

When I stopped playing, I sat my the windowsill in my room, feeling the soft curtain against my skin, breathing in the crisp, cool air, looking at the beautiful mountains, hearing the lovely birds singing their many songs, and feeling the strong sun's beams as it peeked out of the clouds every now and then. I sat there, my knees drawn in to my body, and thought about life, and nature, and how too little people actually try to enjoy small moments like these, where nothing must be accomplished, where nothing really matters but the feeling of living. That's why I love to relax from time to time, other than the fact that it's enjoyable. People tend to be too busy in their everyday lives, and sometimes it seems as if everyone should enjoy moments of simple living as well as fulfill their to-do lists, finish all of their chores and errands. There should be room for both in everyone's lives: a balance maintained between the small things that must be accomplished and the larger, more meaningful aspects of life.

If that ^ made any sense to you, I suggest that you read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It's a really good book that touches on some of the things that I mentioned.

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And now, as the sun's heat comes down on my head- as if it has eyes that are starting me down harshly, and I have to divert my eyes so as to not feel its sharp gaze- I smile, get off the windowsill, feeling as though the sun's burning heat could be an omen, telling me to follow my Personal Legend- to live out my dreams (again, read The Alchemist!)- and write.

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Then, I left for Maximilian and Theresa's house. Theresa still had homework to do, so I played badminton outside with Maximilian for half an hour until she was ready. Then, we went inside, I showed Maximilian and Theresa the video I had made for them, we played Jenga, and then we went into their playroom, where I took TONS of pictures xD.

After that, I had to go, and when I arrived at my grandparents' house, I had dinner, I made a video version of my diary, and went to bed around 1am the next morning.


-Cora